Name of the Book: The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity Translated and Adapted by: Rabbi Anson Laytner and Rabbi Dan Bridge Publisher: Fons Vitae, Louisville, USA Pages: 115 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Imagine a team of Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Muslims and Christians from different lands closely collaborating with each other on a joint project for global…
The Sufi Movement: East and West Jan Slomp Henry Martyn Institute (Hyderabad) and Media House (Delhi) 185 Pages Rs. 250/ US $14 2014 Reviewed by Teresa Joseph The mystical dimension is an essential part of religions, calling human beings towards deeper and more profound reflection and knowing. Mysticism is an essential part of every genuine…
Muhammad: The Prophet for Eternity Lectures of Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (Khutbat e Madras) Translated by Moin Qazi Notion Press Muthu Kalathy Street, Triplicane Chennai-600005 Rs. 250, Pages 207 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Muslims of Chennai, which used to be Madras earlier, used to organize lectures by leading Muslim scholars during the 1920s. Leading intellectuals…
Lean takes us inside the minds of the manufacturers of Islamophobia “ a highly-organized enterprise of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders, and politicians in the United States. The Islamophobia Industry How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims By Nathan Lean Pluto Press, London 222 pages, $ 17 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed…
By A Staff Writer New Delhi-based Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is among India’s most well-known religious scholars. He is one of the leading advocates, at the global level, of inter-community understanding and peaceful relations between people of different faiths. Author of some 200 books on various issues related to Islam, the Maulana has come out with…
Educational Trends and Development among Muslims of India Mukhtar Ahmad Makki Shipra Publications, LG 18-19, Pankaj Central Market, Patparganj, I. P. Extension, Delhi-110092, Ph: 2223-5152 [email protected] 208 pages, Rs. 180 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The book under reviews appears to be a maiden attempt to survey the educational status of Muslims in Bihar and…
Name of the Book: A White Trail”A Journey Into The Heart of Pakistan’s Religious Minorities Author: Haroon Khalid Publisher: Westland, Chennai and New Delhi Year: 2013 Pages: 330 Price: Rs. 395 ISBN: 978-93-83260-23-2 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Based on detailed interviews, oral history narratives and participant observation at various religious festivals, Haroon Khalid weaves together…
By Dr Nilofer Ahmad, Dr Majdood Ahmad and Nurin Ahmad Published by: Lotus Press: Publishers and Distributors Unit No 220, Second Floor, 4735/22, Prakash Deep Bdg, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 Ph:011-23280047 Price: Rs 795 Reviewed by A Staff Writer Know Your Rights The most amazing aspect about the book, Human Rights in Islam is…
A cursory glance at some of the discourses indicate that the Shaikh addresses issues that are as pertinent in our times as when he spoke about them many centuries ago. Reviewed by A Staff Writer Book: Futuh al Ghaib (Revelations of the Unseen) Author: Sheikh Muhiuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani Translated into English by: Maulana Aftab-ud-Din…
Nida Kirmani’s book analyses Muslim women’s multiple identities. Name of the Book: Questioning the Muslim Woman: Identity and Insecurity in an Urban Indian Locality Author: Nida Kirmani Publisher: Routledge, New Delhi Year: 2013 Pages: 227 ISBN: 978-0-415-70780 Price: Rs. 695 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Few subjects have been as fiercely debated as ‘the Muslim woman’.…
